Starter task templates

Proven productivity methods as ready-to-use task lists. Pick one, load it into a free focus timer — no signup needed.

Updated 2026-07-14

Focus methods

• 🎯 The 1-3-5 List — One big thing, three medium, five small.
• 🐸 Eat the Frog — Do your most dreaded task first
• 🧠 Brain Dump — Get everything out of your head.
• 🔭 Deep Work Block — Plan one focused 25-minute sprint.
• 🍽️ Dopamine Menu — Plan your dopamine like a menu.
• 🧩 Beat Task Paralysis — Shrink an overwhelming task until you can start.
• 📋 The Ivy Lee Method — Six tasks, ranked, done in order.
• 🗂️ The Eisenhower Matrix — Sort by urgent vs important.
• ✍️ Writing Sprint — Beat the blank page: write without editing.

Routines & rituals

• 📧 Inbox Zero — Process your inbox to zero, one decision per email.
• 🌙 The Shutdown Ritual — Close the workday with a clear stop.
• 🔄 The GTD Weekly Review — Get current and clear with a weekly review.
• 🗓️ The Sunday Reset — Plan the week ahead so Monday starts with momentum.
• 📆 Time Blocking — Give every task a time on the calendar.
• ⚡ Life Admin Power Hour — Blitz the bills, calls, and forms you've been avoiding.
• 🧺 The 5 Things Tidying Method — Reset a messy room in five sequential steps.

Morning routines

• 🌅 The Miracle Morning — Hal Elrod's S.A.V.E.R.S. routine.
• 🍵 Tim Ferriss's Morning Routine — The 4-Hour author's 5-step start.
• 📵 Arianna Huffington's Morning Routine — A phone-free, calm start.
• ☀️ Andrew Huberman's Morning Routine — Science-backed, light-first routine.